When the spittle hit Maxim's cheek, an unfamiliar sensation came back. It wasn't something he expected, or something he wanted, or something he was even very familiar with. It felt like a knot was forming in his stomach, as he stared down at the girl with nothing but hate in her eyes.

If he was a few days younger, Maxim would have recognized it as the same feeling he felt when he kissed his best friend, humiliated himself, and destroyed his only true friendship all in the span of a single action. He would have realized that it would only get worse. And worse. And his stomach would twist itself so tight he would never recover from the pain, as it would burst open and consume every negative emotion and feeling set out in front of him.

But the only thing in front of him was his endgoal. Getting off the island. And in a literal sense, the girl with the piercing gaze.

In one swift motion, Maxim stepped his foot onto the girl's chest, gripped the hammer with both hands, and plummeted to earth.

I can't sing but I wrote you a song

v4Brendan Wallace is a coward.Clio Gabriella wanted to go home.Paige Strand needed to run.Jacob Charles had to put back his pieces.Aston Bennett was better than you. Ma'afu Tuigamala made the ultimate mistake.

Wrong notes but the melody's so clear

v5Janie Sinneave wanted to ride in the clouds.

When I'm lost, I'm still close to gold

v6Maxim Kehlenbrink did nothing wrong.

cause I found my treasure in you

Ezra Landau - "Pretty sure the point of life is to indulge and be pretty." - PhilosophyHayden Lockwood - "Come to the march this Saturday and I'll show you a good time." - PrideAllegra Varley - "Bet you I can jump from here to that boat." - RiskTruann Coleman - "Please stop saying that." - RageAnya Van Doren - "Dunno why I did it. Dunno why it's your business." - Duplicity